Dr. Michelle Humphreys

Dr. Michelle Humphreys teaches percussion at Shepherd University, directs the Shepherd University Percussion Ensemble, and teaches Percussion Techniques courses. She is the coordinator of the Shepherd University Percussion Festival, an annual event for percussionists and drummers that features instructional clinics, performances, and networking opportunities for professional, student, and amateur drummers and percussionists.

Dr. Humphreys is a versatile artist, performing widely as a classical percussionist, world music instrumentalist, and drummer. She is Principal Percussionist with the Baltimore Opera Company, Opera Lafayette, and Opera Vivente, and maintains a busy performing schedule in Baltimore, Washington D.C., and New York. Other current performing affiliations include American Opera Theater, Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra, Concert Artists of Baltimore, Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Maryland Philharmonic, Ars Antiqua (Chappaqua, NY), and Foundling (Rhode Island). She is also active in the popular music world as a performer and studio-recording artist.

Currently serving as President of the Maryland Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS), Dr. Humphreys directs the annual PAS Day of Percussion, an event which features distinguished clinicians and performers from around the world and attracts over 250 professional and amateur percussionists each year.

Dr. Humphreys earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Towson University, where she won the Peggy and Yale Gordon Concerto Competition. She holds a Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, and recently completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in performance at the University of Maryland College Park.